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In the sprawling1 grounds of China's Forbidden City, once home to the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, one small shop is in the midst of a brewing2 controversy----Starbucks, that poster child for American mass marketing3 and a growing number of Chinese who want to banish4 it. The Forbidden City should preserve its uniqueness, says this woman. Ever since it opened more than 6 years ago, Starbucks has been a contentious5 presence in one of China's most revered6 historical icons7.1 sprawling | |
adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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2 brewing | |
n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式 | |
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3 marketing | |
n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西 | |
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4 banish | |
vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除 | |
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5 contentious | |
adj.好辩的,善争吵的 | |
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6 revered | |
v.崇敬,尊崇,敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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7 icons | |
n.偶像( icon的名词复数 );(计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的)符号,图像 | |
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8 iceberg | |
n.冰山,流冰,冷冰冰的人 | |
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9 trademark | |
n.商标;特征;vt.注册的…商标 | |
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10 imperialism | |
n.帝国主义,帝国主义政策 | |
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11 publicity | |
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告 | |
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